Notice Information
Notice Title
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Notice Description
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Clinisys Solutions Ltd - Provision of Laboratory Information System including Support Maintenance and Associated Services for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management. Commencing 24/08/2021.
Contract variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equipment and Associated Service requirements into the existing Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Contract. Additional information: The publishing of this VEAT Notice is intended as a Reg 72(1)(c) transparency notice prior to modification to include the contract variation for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equipment and Associated Service requirements into the existing Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Contract.
This Contract Variation of the scope of the original contract to extend the service to cover the variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The contract has not as yet been signed and the Authority intends to wait at least the required 10 day minimum standstill period before signature.
Procurement Information
This Contract Variation of the scope of the original contract to extend the service to cover the variation to include Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is a permitted Modification Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract regulations 2015. The extension of the scope is operationally required for cost efficiency and optimum interoperability and the modification satisfies all of the following criteria:<br/><br/>(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; - The Contracting Authority could not have reasonable foreseen the future of the Great North Healthcare Alliance Strategy when procuring the original requirement in 2021. The strategy requires enhanced sharing of information and improved collaborative and operational delivery and associated outcomes.<br/><br/>(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; - This modification and incorporation of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requirements is within the overall nature of the original contract requirements, providing the Trust with a laboratory information management system and supporting services.<br/><br/>(iii) the increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. - This modification and incorporation of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remains within the allowable 50% of the value of the original contract of PS11,464,918, which includes permitted extensions. The value of the modification is PS4,529,961.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067149
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039817-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £21,159,123 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Aug 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Oct 2025 - 17 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTH SHIELDS,
- Postcode
- NE27 0QJ
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC21 Northumberland
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Tynemouth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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